Ornamental material



Aug. 18, 1936.

J. T. DOWDALL ORNAMENTAL MATERI Filed Dec. 19, 1934 A TTORNEYS.

illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, it

Patented Aug. 18, 1936 carer orrics Gloversville Welt Co. Inc., Gloversville, N. Y.,

a corporation of New York Application December 19, 1934, Serial No. 758,216

3 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved ornamental material.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an ornamental glove.

Another object of my invention is to provide an ornamental glove having a slitted body, and with pieces of applied material suitably associated with the slit or slits in said body.

Another object of my invention is to provide a simple and convenient method for making said ornamental material.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawing which being understood that the above statements of the objects of my invention is intended to generally explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is a rear plan view of a glove to which the invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the slitted blank to which the additional material is applied.

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing a detail of the sewing mechanism which is utilized in order to make the ornamental material.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the outer surface of the ornamental material.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the inner surface of the ornamental material.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line 11 of Fig. 6.

Referring to Fig. 1 the glove I may be made of any suitable material, such as leather or the like. The back of the palm portion of the glove is provided with one or more slits, in which the applied material is caused to appear.

In this particular embodiment, and referring particularly to Fig. 2, three such slits 2 are provided in the material of the glove.

While I have shown the invention applied to a glove, the same could be applied to any suitable object, such as shoes, handbags and various other objects. It has been well-known for many years to make gloves, shoes, and hand-bags, from leather or from woven fabrics.

Referring to Fig. '7, this shows a tape T whose color preferably contrasts with the color of the material I. For example, if the glove has a white color, the tape can have a brown color. This tape is made of leather or any suitable fabric, and it is freely bendable.

The transverse section of the tape is domeshaped in the completed ornamental material,

and a cord 3 is providedin order to secure this dome-shaped cross section in the flexible tape, which may be resilient or stretchable, or nonstretchable.

The cord 3 may have the same color as the tape T.

As shown in Fig. '7, the cord 3 is pushed partially through one of the slits 2 and an exposed part of the tape T is thereby bulged and exposed above the outer or fair surface 4 of the glove material. This produces an imitation piping which is securely kept in position and which can be made at minimum cost.

The tape T is stitched to the material of the glove I. For this purpose I prefer to use a twoneedle sewing machine, in which each of the needles is reciprocated along a line transverse to the line of stitch.

Referring to Fig. 4, this shows a work-supporting plate 5 over which the pieces of material to 20 be stitched, are fed. Said plate 5 is provided With a pair of longitudinal slots or openings 6. A pair of feed dogs 1 and 1a are provided.

As shown in the plan view of Fig. 3, each of said feed dogs 1 and la has an L-shape in hori- 25 zontal plan view, and said feed dogs land 7a are respectively provided with teeth 8 and 8a. Each of said feed dogs is given the familiar four-motion movement.

The needles N and Na reciprocate vertically 30' through the opening 9 which is provided in the workplate 5. Each of the needles N and Na makes a stitch which is close to the central longitudinal line of the opening 9, and it also makes a stitch which is spaced a greater distance from said 35 central line. When one of the needles makes a stitch which is close to said central line, the other needle simultaneously forms a stitch which is relatively remote from said central line. That is, the needles N and Na are vertically reciprocated 40 in unison and they are also laterally reciprocated in unison.

Referring to Fig. 6 the needle Na forms the needle loops [0 and Illa. The needle N forms the needle loops II and Ila. 4 A bobbin is utilized which has a bobbin thread l2.

Starting from the bottom of Fig. 6, the needles first form the bottom pair of loops I0 and Ila. 50 The needles then form the second pair of needle loops Illa and II. After the first pair of loops l0 and l I a have been formed, the bobbin thread I2 is passed through the same under suitable tension, so that said threads are pulled tightly 55 until they lie substantially parallel to the underside of the glove material.

The bobbin thread is first passed through a needle loop l0 and then through the companion needle loop Ha.

Referring to the second pair of needle loops Mia and II, the bobbin thread is then passed through the loop Illa and then through the needle loop I l. method of' sewing is continued.

The longitudinal legs or edge-portions of the tape extend laterally and outwardly from the central dome-shaped part thereof, so as to form tape edge-portions M and Ma.

None of the stitches pass through the cord 3. All of the stitches may pass through the tape T or if desired, the outer stitches Ill and H may pass through the material of the glove I, without passing through the tape T.

The inner stitches represented by the loops i011. and I la preferably pass through the dome-shaped part of the tape and suchstitches maypassibetween the edges of the slits. 2 so that theydonot engage the material of the glove. Said stitches may engage said glove material.

Referring to Fig. 7-, the point A represents the line along which the inner stitches I Im pass through the tape, and the point-B represents the line through which the outer stitches H pass through the material of the glove.

Fig. 5 shows the outer or fair side of the material. This shows the zigzagthread elements 15 which are located between the points. at which the loops penetrate to the inner side of the fabric.

It is to be understood that Fig. 7 is diagrammade and the edges of the. tape are shown as being slightly spaced from the underside of the glove material, in order to illustrate the formation more clearly.

In actual practice the tension on the needle loops draws: the longitudinal legs of the tape tightly against the inner or concealed side of the glove material.

Prior to. sewing the glove material and the tape and the cord together, the. tape and the cord can be inserted into the position generally shown in Fig. 7". The tape then has a friction fit between the edges of the slit. 2 so that the parts which are thus assembled can. be fedto the sewing machine.

In making. a. glove. the pieces at tape T and the cords 3. are: sewed tothe' blank or trank. of the glove: while saidv blank is in. the fl'at or open condition, and the sewing of the glove blank. is then completed in the. usual manner.

I have shown a-preferred embodiment of my invention but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing trom its spirit..

In= particularthe claims for the article of man.- ufacture are not to be restrictedto the particular methods specified herein.

For convenience the glove material may be designated.- as the base material and. since the slits 2' are of restricted length they may be specified as slits. having closed' ends.

Referring to Fig. 7, it will be noted that the tape is located between the cord and the longitudinal walls of the respective slit. Likewise, in the preferred embodiment the tape completely encloses the cord so that the cord cannot drop out of position even though the stitches skip the cord.

I have shown the use of stitches to connect the parts of the ornamental fabric, but adhesive or other means could be utilized, if desired.

While I have shown a cord, and in particular, a cord having a cylindrical cross section, it is to be understood that this type of cord could be replaced by any suitable stuffing member or stufling means having any desired cross section or shape, and that any suitable type of stufiing member is included by the term cord whenever said term is used either in the description or claims.

I claim:

1. An ornamental material comprising a base material having separated edges, a tape located at the. inner. side of said base material and having a portion thereof located and exposed between said separated; edges, said portion of the tape having a transverse curved cross section, a cord substantially located. within said exposed portion of the tape, said tape having its inner portions transversely and. outwardly located with respect to said separated edges, stitches located on each side of said tape, said stitches having loops which pass through; said slit and which pass through the tape and which skip said cord, said stitches having additional loops which pass through said base material. along lines which are outwardly and laterally spaced from said: separatededges, and which skip said tape and said cord, said stitches being connected by zigzag thread elements, at the fair side of the base sheet.

2. An ornamental material comprising a base material having separated edges, a tape having a portion thereof of curved transverse cross sectionand located between said separated edges, a cord located between said separated edges, the tape-being between said cord separated edges, and stitches connecting said'tape' to said base material, some of said stitches passing between' said separated edges and said tape' and skipping the cord, the other stitches passing only through the basematerial. V

3. Ornamental material comprising base material having separated edges; an: ornamental tape having a portion thereof located and exposed between said separated edges; the longitudinal edge portions of said tape being bent laterally away from said exposed portion and underlying the rear face of said base material, a cord located within the exposed portion of the tape, and stitches having thread elements which pass through said base material and which connect said tape to said base material, said stitches havingzig-zag thread elements on each side of the exposed portion of the tape at the fair side of the fabric, and having connected loopsat the rear side of the fabric, said longitudinal end portions of the tape being located between the rear face of the base material'and said loops.

J AMES Tl DOWDALL. 

